Women&#39;s undergarments



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ATTORNEYS United States. Patent WOMENS UNDERGARMENTS Edward Cooperman,Berkeley City, Mo.

Application March 17, 1954, Serial No. 416,776

3 Claims. (Cl. 2--73) This invention relates to womens undergarments,and more particularly to improvements in an undergarment, such as aslip, having hose supporting means.

Generally, it is the practice for women to support the hose by elasticsupporters attached to a corset, girdle, or garter belt confined aboutthe mid-section of the body. Heretofore such articles constituted theonly practical, comfortable and effective means for properly supportingthe hose. There are times such as during pregnancy, when it isundesirable to wear those constraining and restricting garments aboutthe mid-section or abdominal region.. Accordingly, it is a majorobjective of the present improvements to realize a combined slip andhose-supporter assembly in which the abdominal region is not subject toconfinement, and in which the hose is supported from the shoulders ofthe wearer.

Another important object of the invention is realized in an arrangementof shoulder straps on the slip having attached elastic hose-supportingmeans adapted to support the hose at opposed front and rear zones, andin the disposition of a coacting elastic means on the slip in particularrelation to the waist portion which prevents twisting of the slip, onthe body of the wearer, and also prevents twisting of the supportedstockings, thus insuring a straight disposition of the hosiery seams.

The foregoing and numerous other objects of the invention will moreclearly appear from the following de-- tailed description of a preferredembodiment, particularly when considered in connection with theaccompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the garment as worn, showing the location ofthe component parts relative to the body of the wearer;

Fig. 2 is a rear view of the garment as worn, and

Fig. 3 is a side elevational view of the slip as seen along a verticalplane passed longitudinally of the slip between the shoulder straps, andshowing the inside half of the slip.

Referring now by characters of reference to the drawing, it will benoted that the garment is shown in applied position on the figure of awoman in Figs. 1 and 2. The garment especially consists of a slip,generally indicated at 10, having a bodice portion 11, a waist portionreferred to at 12, and a skirt portion 13.

A pair of inverted U-shaped shoulder straps 14 are fastened to theinside of slip 10. Each of the straps 14 extends down the front and therear of the slip as is shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2 respectively. Thelength of strap 14 from the top 15 of the slip to a point considerablybelow the waist portion 12 is fixedly secured to the slip by a doublerow of stitches 16 (Fig. 3). The length of strap 14 immediately abovethe top 15 of the slip provides a loop 17 (Fig. 3) adapted to receivethe shoulder of the wearer.

Attached to the lower ends 18 of each strap 14 is a pair of elastic hosesupporters 20 that include clip elements 21 adapted to snap on andretain the front and rear portions of the host. The ends 18 of straps 14are disposed below the lowermost row of elastic threads indicated at 22and later described, and attached by stitches 16 to the skirt portion13.

An elastic construction is provided in the slip to prevent the slip fromtwisting about the body of the wearer, and hence insures straight seamson the hose at all times. This construction includes a plurality ofvertically spaced rows of elastic threads 22 sewn into the waist portionof the slip. Preferably, the rows of elastic threads extend upwardlyabove the waist line for a slight distance, and extend below the waistline and into the hip-covering portion for a considerable distance.Although not being intended as restrictive as to dimensions, but beingunderstood in an informative sense, the rows of elastic threads 22 arespaced approximately one-half inch apart, and extend for substantiallytwo inches above the waist line, and for substantially twelve inchesbelow the waist line. Thus, it is apparent that the portion of the slipin which these elastic threads 22 are sewn is yieldably molded to thebody, and particularly to the waist and hips of the wearer, but withoutresulting in any confinement or uncomfortable restriction as is found inthe conventional corset or girdle.

The lower ends 18 of the straps 14 terminate below the slip regionhaving the elastic threads 22, and are located on the skirt portion 13directly above the front and rear regions of the hose of the wearer. Thehose supporters 20 are relatively short, and are sufficiently elastic toreach the top of the hose.

Since the elastic threads 22 serve to mold a considerable portion of theslip to the wearer, and particularly at the waist and the hips, there isno tendency of the slip to twist, and hence the straps 14 are retainedin aligned positions at the front and rear as is shown in Figs. 1 and 2.When the clip elements 21 are attached to the front and the rear of thehose, the hose are supported by the straps 14 and hence by the shouldersof the wearer. The elastic hose supporters 20 constitute an alignedcontinuation of straps 14, and exert an upward pull on the hose in theline of the straps.

This structural arrangement of the elastic hose supporters 20 with thestraps 14, in cooperation with the elastic threads 22, prevents the hosefrom twisting and insures straight seams. The fact that the rows ofelastic threads 22 extend considerably below the waist, and that theends 18 of straps 14 are located below these threads 22 and on skirtportion 13 only slightly above the normal location of the top of thehose, materially aids in realizing this advantageous non-twistingfeature of the slip, and hence of the supported hose.

Although the improvements have been described by making particularizedreference to a single preferred embodiment, the detail of description isnot to be understood as restrictive, numerous variants being possiblewithin the principles disclosed and within the fair scope of the claimshereunto appended.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a combined slip and hose supporter, a slip including a portionadapted to conform to the waist of the wearer, a pair of invertedU-shaped straps located on the inside of said slip and adapted to fitover the shoulders of the wearer, a plurality of rows of elastic threadssewn into said slip, said rows of threads being regularly verticallyspaced and located in substantially horizontal relation, and extendingentirely about said slip, the rows of threads being disposed at the saidportion and for a considerable distance therebelow, the elastic threadsyieldably molding the slip to the body to prevent any twisting, thestraps extending down the front and rear of the slip, and having endslocated considerably below said portion, the straps being secured to theslip along the strap length from the top of the slip to the strap ends,and elastic hose-supporting means fastened to the strap ends, said meansineluding connecting elements adapted for detachable connection to. thefront and rear of the hose.

2. In a combined slip and hose supporter, a slip having a portionadapted to conform to the waist of the wearer, a pairof invertedU-shaped straps located on the inside of said slip and adapted to fitover the shoulders of the wearer, a plurality of vertically spaced rowsof elastic threads sewn into said slip entirely about said slip, therows. of threads extending from a point slightly above the said portion,through said portion, and downwardly to a point considerably below saidportion, the elastic threads yieldably molding the slip to the body toprevent twisting, each of the straps extending down the front and therear of the slip, and having its ends located at a point considerablybelow said portion and below the lowermost row of elastic threads, eachstrap being secured to the slip along its, length from the top of theslip to the lower ends of the strap, a relatively short elastic elementattached to the ends of each strap, and a clip carried by each of saidelastic elements, and hence operatively connected to each strap, saidclips being adapted for detachable connection to opposed zones at thefront and the rear of said hose.

3. In a combined slip and hose supporter, a slip including a portionadapted to conform to the waist of the wearer, a pair of invertedU-shaped straps located on the inside of said slip and adapted to fitover the shoulders of the wearer, an elastic means sewn into said slip,said elastic means being disposed at the said portion and extending fora considerable distance therebelow, the elastic means extending aroundthe front, rear and sides of the slip and yieldably molding the slip tothe body to prevent any twisting, the straps extending down the frontand rear of the slip, and having ends located considerably below saidportion, the straps being secured to the slip along the strap lengthfrom the top of the slip to the strap ends, and elastic hose-supportingmeans fastened to the strap ends, the last said means includingconnecting elements adapted for detachable connection to the front andrear of the hose.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,655,812 Erickson Jan. 10, 1928 2,194,181 Jasper Mar. 19, 19.4.0

2,548,742 Scheinberg Apr. 10, 19.51

2,649,062 Nogler et a1. Aug. 18, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 523,893 GreatBritain July 25, 1940

